Columbus slab leak detection & repair
Our crew runs about half of its weekly volume on slab leak detection & repair calls in and around Columbus. The other half is everything else local-service. So yes, we know your area. What you get with us: licensed work, upfront pricing, a tech who can read what's wrong before opening up a wall.
What's typical for this job
Slab leaks are pinhole leaks in copper plumbing lines that run inside or under a concrete slab foundation. Common in 1960s through 1980s slab-on-grade builds across the Sun Belt and parts of the Midwest.
Signs: warm or wet spots on the floor, unexplained jumps in the water bill, the sound of running water when nothing is on, mildew smell along baseboards. Hot-side leaks show up faster than cold-side because of the warm spot.
Detection runs $280–$480 standalone. We use acoustic listening equipment plus an infrared thermal camera. Once we've located it, you've two repair options.
Option A: re-route the failed line through the attic or crawl space, abandoning the line in the slab. Cost: $1,400–$2,800. Faster, no jackhammer, and future-proofs against the next pinhole on that line.
How Columbus jobs differ
We don't subcontract Columbus work. Every job is our own crew, our own trucks, our own warranty.
Price expectations
Slab leak detection (acoustic + infrared) runs $260 – $440. Re-route a single line overhead runs $1,290 – $2,575. Pinhole repair in slab (jackhammer) runs $1,655 – $3,130. Full re-pipe of slab home (PEX overhead) runs $7,820 – $16,560.